Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem

The Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem is a Palestinian jihadist group that was founded in 2012. The MSCEJ had links to al-Qaeda, as its leader Hisham al-Saedni was also leader of the Tawhid al-Jihad al-Qaeda group in the Gaza Strip. In February 2014, the MSCEJ announced its support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, leading to Hamas crackdowns. The group would serve as the Islamic State's Palestine branch, periodically carrying out attacks on Israel.